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Romania recorded a negative natural population increase in February and March this year, compared to the same period in 2019, according to data released Monday by the National Institute of Statistics.
At the March 2020 level, the number of live births was 702 lower compared to March 2019, respectively 247 in February 2020 compared to the same month last year.
Furthermore, the number of people who died in the first month of spring this year was 298 less compared to March 2019.
In February 2020, the number was 411 lower than in February of the previous year.
The natural increase was negative in both February and March 2020, and in February and March 2019, the INS states.
The number of children under the age of one who died was lower in February (-19) and March (-21) compared to the same months of the previous year.
The number of marriages in Romania, lower
At the same time, the number of marriages was 2,170 lower in March 2020 than that registered in the same month of the previous year, but in February 2020 it was 577 higher than that registered in February 2019. Due to final judicial decisions and according to Law no. 202/2010, in March 2020 they had 877 fewer divorces than in March 2019, and in February of this year with 176 fewer divorces compared to the same period last year.
“For a complete characterization of the demographic phenomena registered in February and March 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, it should be borne in mind that the provisions of the military ordinances introduced certain limitations on the possibility of events with more than three people, limited travel outside the home and outside the locality, suspended activities in closed spaces, determined that the Union of Notaries Public postpones the deadlines for pending divorce files after the cessation of the state of emergency. to be interpreted in correlation with the information from administrative sources, especially those published by the Ministry of Health, through the National Institute of Public Health, ”explain INS specialists, cited by Agerpres.
How the situation of coronavirus deaths in March was affected
As for the comparative data February-March 2020 vs. January-February 2020, official statistics show decreases at most levels.
Thus, in March 2020, 11,857 children were born, 270 fewer than a month ago, and in February 12,127 children, 3,844 fewer than in the first month of the current year. .
During March of this year, the number of deaths reached 22,591, with 892 more deaths than in February 2020, while the number of deaths of children under 1 year, registered in the same period, was 83, decreasing by 19 deaths in Comparison with the data registered in February of this year.
In February 2020, the number of recorded deaths was 21,699, 1,653 less than in January 2020, and the number of deaths of children under 1 year of age was 102, increasing by 11 deaths compared to January 2020.
In general, the natural increase was negative both in March 2020, deaths with a live birth surplus of 10,734 people, and in February 2020, deaths with a live birth surplus of 9,572 people.
“The number of live births and the number of deaths registered in February 2020 follows the general trend of the last 10 years. As of March 2020, the health crisis begins to have effects on demographic phenomena, through its slightly more pronounced declines compared to the previous year, “shows in the INS statement.
In March of this year, 4,053 marriages were registered in the civil status offices, 1,811 fewer than in February 2020, when there were 5,864 marriages, 1,508 more than in January 2020.
On the other hand, the number of divorces pronounced by final judicial decisions and according to the Law no. 202/2010 was 1,889 in March, 295 less than in February 2020. In addition, in the second month of the current year, the number of divorces pronounced under current legislation was 2,184, with 1,348 more than in January 2020 .
The natural increase represents the difference between the number of live births and the number of people who died in the reference period.
